Skeletal System Quiz: Wrist and Hand Bones

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The radius is located on the thumb side of the forearm.

The ulna is located on the pinky finger side of the forearm.

The wrist bones are called carpals.

The bones of the palm are known as metacarpals.

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The finger bones are called phalanges.

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Wrist bones (carpus): Trapezium, trapezoid, scaphoid, capitate, triquetrum, pisiform, hamate, and lunate.
Hand bones (metacarpals): 5 metacarpals, numbered 1 to 5 from thumb to pinky.
Fingers (phalanges): Each finger has 3 phalanges: proximal, middle, and distal. Thumb has only 2 phalanges.
Forearm bones: Radius and ulna.
Parts of the radius: Radial tuberosity, neck, head
Parts of the ulna: Olecranon process, coronoid process.
Elbow: The articulation between the humerus, radius, and ulna.
Wrist: The articulation between the radius and ulna, with carpals.
Hand: Articulation between metacarpals and proximal phalanges.
Arm: The proximal end of the forearm, leading to the elbow.
Forearm: The section between the elbow and the wrist.